Canada's Liberal leader Justin Trudeau rode a late campaign surge to a stunning election victory on Monday, toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives, according to projections from Canada's major television networks.

As the numbers rolled in, Harper resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.

This is the first time in 9 1/2 years that Canada has had a new leader.

Harper, who had been prime minister since early 2006, had led a majority government since 2011.

Now Harper is on his way out, and Trudeau — the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, one of the most popular leaders in Canadian history — will be the next leader of Canada.